Softlanding Linux System
Softlanding Linux System
Softlanding Linux System (SLS) was one of the first GNU/Linux distributions. It was founded by Peter MacDonald[1] in May 1992.[2]
SLS was the first release to offer a comprehensive GNU/Linux distribution containing more than the Linux kernel, GNU, and other basic utilities, including an implementation of the X Window System.[1]
History
SLS was the most popular GNU/Linux distribution at the time, but it was considered to be rather buggy by its users. It was soon superseded by Slackware (which started as a cleanup of SLS by Patrick Volkerding) and Yggdrasil Linux/GNU/X, among others.
Similarly, Ian Murdock's frustration with SLS led him to create the Debian project.[3]
References
- 1 2 Berlich, Ruediger (April 2001). "ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT... The early history of Linux, Part 2, Re: distribution" (PDF). LinuxUser. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
This was followed shortly after by the Softlanding Linux System (SLS), founded by Peter McDonald, which was the first comprehensive distribution to contain elements such as X and TCP/IP,...
- ↑ GNU/Linux Distribution Timeline, version 11.4 by A. Lundqvist, D. Rodic
- ↑ Murdock, Ian A. (16 August 1993). "NNTP Subject: New release under development; suggestions requested". Retrieved 2007-08-17.
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